S&P Global Inc. $SPGI Shares Sold by Blair William & Co. IL

Blair William & Co. IL decreased its stake in shares of S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) by 1.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 211,333 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 3,176 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in S&P Global were worth $110,441,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. YANKCOM Partnership increased its stake in S&P Global by 7.9% during the 4th quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 259 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $135,000 after buying an additional 19 shares during the period. LeConte Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in S&P Global by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. LeConte Wealth Management LLC now owns 511 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $267,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period. Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in S&P Global by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group LLC now owns 632 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $330,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. increased its stake in S&P Global by 15.6% during the 4th quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 148 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $77,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period. Finally, Embree Financial Group increased its stake in S&P Global by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Embree Financial Group now owns 1,090 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $570,000 after buying an additional 21 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have commented on SPGI. Weiss Ratings cut shares of S&P Global from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of S&P Global from $556.00 to $557.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $565.00 target price on shares of S&P Global in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of S&P Global in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of S&P Global in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $546.39.

S&P Global Stock Performance

Shares of SPGI opened at $433.68 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $424.75 and its 200-day moving average is $457.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $128.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.68 and a quick ratio of 0.68. S&P Global Inc. has a 12-month low of $381.61 and a 12-month high of $579.05.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The business services provider reported $4.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.82 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $4.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.08 billion. S&P Global had a net margin of 30.37% and a return on equity of 17.26%. The business’s revenue was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.37 EPS. S&P Global has set its FY 2026 guidance at 19.400-19.650 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that S&P Global Inc. will post 19.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.

S&P Global Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th were paid a $0.97 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 29th. This represents a $3.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. S&P Global’s payout ratio is currently 24.56%.

Insider Transactions at S&P Global

In other S&P Global news, Director Robert Edward Jr. Moritz acquired 1,152 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The shares were bought at an average price of $434.03 per share, with a total value of $500,002.56. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 1,152 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $500,002.56. This trade represents a ? increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Martina Cheung acquired 2,322 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 29th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $429.93 per share, for a total transaction of $998,297.46. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 27,518 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,830,813.74. The trade was a 9.22% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders have acquired 5,974 shares of company stock valued at $2,576,775 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

S&P Global Company Profile

S&P Global is a leading provider of financial information, analytics and benchmark indices that serve investors, issuers, corporations and public institutions worldwide. The company operates through well-known businesses that include credit ratings, market intelligence and index licensing, as well as commodity and energy information services. Its products and services are used to assess creditworthiness, inform investment decisions, construct and track benchmark portfolios, and support risk and commodity market analysis.

S&P Global Ratings provides independent credit ratings, research and data used by fixed income investors and capital market participants to evaluate issuer and transaction risk.